May Street, Bootle

House prices, sold prices and local information for L20 5BE.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£93,667

3 sales

Price range

£75k – £115k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

8 Mar 2024

L20 5BE

At a glance

House prices£94k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station6 min walkBootle New Strand station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

3 property sales on May Street, Bootle have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 8 Mar 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £93,667.

House prices on May Street compared

L20 postcode area£143,264

Bootle£152,747

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. May Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all L20 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	3	£93,667	8 Mar 2024

Sold prices on May Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
22, May Street L20 5BE	8 Mar 2024	£91,000	Terraced	Leasehold
12, May Street L20 5BE	20 Jun 2023	£115,000	Terraced	Leasehold
3, May Street L20 5BE	17 Dec 2018	£75,000	Terraced	Leasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

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Crime and flood risk near May Street

Crime

627 crimes were reported within about a mile of May Street in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	263
Anti-social behaviour	64
Public order	57
Criminal damage & arson	50
Shoplifting	44
Drugs	33

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

May Street is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Alt, Formby to Huyton Flood alert area
Wirral catchment with Heswall, Ellesmere Port, Bebington, Hoylake and Wallasey Flood alert area
Mersey Estuary from Liverpool and Wirral to Widnes Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near May Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Linacre Primary School 134 pupils	Primary	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.2 mi
All Saints Catholic Primary School 312 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Thomas Gray Primary School 318 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School 440 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Report	0.3 mi
King's Lander Primary Academy 234 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.4 mi
Greenacre Community Nursery School 65 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	0.4 mi
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School 413 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	2–11	Report	0.5 mi
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes 708 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.5 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

Bootle New Strand station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
Bootle Oriel Road station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
Seaforth & Litherland station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

North Park Court (adj, Stanley Road) 2 min walk
Hornby Road (opp, Stanley Road) 2 min walk
Knowsley Road (adj, Stanley Road) 2 min walk
Linacre Lane (adj, Stanley Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

The Strand Medical Centre
272 Marsh Lane, Bootle · 0.2 mi
North Park Health Centre
290 Knowsley Road, Bootle · 0.3 mi
Aintree Road Medical Centre
2 Aintree Road, Bootle · 0.3 mi
Park Street Surgery
Park Street, Bootle · 0.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	40.1%	62.5%
Private rented	37.6%	20.3%
Social rented	22.3%	17.1%
Households	708

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	68.0%	64.1%
Aged 65+	12.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,650

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Nearby streets in L20

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